Universities to have special security force

Home Secretary Balochistan Akbar Hussain Durrani has assured special security arrangements for the educational institutions particularly the universities in Balochistan.

Talking to a private TV channel, he said the security arrangements would be completed by March 1 and parents should rest assured that their children are acquiring education in a secured environment.

“Security of educational institutions, particularly, the universities in Balochistan is being tightened and the formation of a special force in this connection is in the completion phase”, he said.

He said that we are hiring some 400 people from amongst the former security perssonels who would be imparted specific training for the job. Besides, security guards of educational institutions are also being imparted training”, he added.

He further said that plainclothes security officials will also be deployed outside some educational institutions.